Edmund Rice Justice Bulletin

A bulletin of news, information and invitation to action on current issues of social justice for members of the Edmund Rice Network

4 April 2014

SLAVERY FREE CHOCOLATE 

Presently children as young as 12 years old are picking cocoa in West Africa to make the chocolate we eat. Some of these children are trafficked.  Most are forced to pick cocoa from an early age for minimal or no wages, for long hours, in dangerous working conditions, without any possibility of attending school.  Most of these children have never tasted chocolate. 

It is estimated that there are at least 800,000 children working in the cocoa industry at present:  5-10% of these have been trafficked. 

In Australia to ensure that the chocolate you buy has been produced in an ethical manner, look for the following labels: Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance or UTZ. 

So spread the word, talk to the manager at your local supermarkets about slavery-free chocolate and learn more about this issue from the ACRATH website,  the slavery-free-chocolate facebook page or here

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Comments:

Fabulous to have posted this Brian. This year we have loads of slavery-free chocolate at my local ALDI supermarket.
Christine

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This blogsite had its origin as a means of linking students from Christian Brothers Schools in Victoria, Australia who attended the Social Justice days I organised or who participated in school retreats I helped facilitate.

It arose from a belief that as well as charity, advocacy for human rights can also be a compassionate response for those who experience injustice and deprivation. In other words we can address root causes rather than just symptoms.

After moving to Geneva to take up a position with Edmund Rice International (ERI) I decided to maintain the bulletin with its expanded mailing list but to give it an added focus linking it with the work of ERI

Brian Bond cfc

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